Drama Ensemble
BETTER CALL SAUL
DOWNTON ABBEY
GAME OF THRONES
HOUSE OF CARDS
THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON

Female Actor in a Drama Series
Viola Davis / HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Julianna Margulies / THE GOOD WIFE
Sarah Paulson / THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON
Maggie Smith / DOWNTON ABBEY
Robin Wright / HOUSE OF CARDS

With the success that The Closer had getting in here I think another TNT program, Animal Kingdom may get in as well as Ellen Barkin. It’s unusual for a program to get in here for their first year but I have a funny feeling, hopefully the show holds up as the season progresses.

I think if The People vs. OJ Simpson were to submit for Limited Series, Sarah Paulson would knock out Anika Noni Rose or Diane Keaton from Actress, and Courtney B. Vance & Sterling K. Brown would knock out James Franco and either Ian McKellen or Anthony Hopkins (don’t know which was better). Because of this, I think it would be better for The People vs. OJ Simpson to submit in Limited Series over Drama Series, despite the lack of an Ensemble nomination.

This is the least progressive group. Not predicting any new shows outside of The People vs OJ Simpson. Sterling K. Brown & Sarah Paulson’s mini-standing O at the Emmys led me to putting them in there. Taraji is popular enough to get in – she was affected by the bias against first year show last time. Mackie & Rampling are big movie stars.

He should definitely be in there (I just feel like Brown’s Emmy win was better received/hailed than Vance’s), I just didn’t know who to take out to put in Vance. These lazy asses just name-check people. I don’t see them dropping Dinklage who hasn’t been awards-worthy for 3 seasons now.